diff --git a/cline_docs/activeContext.md b/cline_docs/activeContext.md
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@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 # Active Context
 
 ## Current Task
-Completed: Created video gallery with optimized community videos
+Completed: Video gallery with thumbnails fully deployed
 
 ## Recent Changes
-1. Video Gallery creation and deployment:
+1. Video Gallery with Thumbnails (Oct 14, 2025):
+   - Extracted thumbnails from all 6 videos at 5-second mark using ffmpeg
+   - Thumbnail sizes: 80-183 KB each (total ~740 KB)
+   - Updated VideoGallery.tsx to display thumbnail images instead of video elements
+   - Thumbnails show actual video content preview with play button overlay
+   - Improved loading performance - thumbnails load instantly
+   - Deleted entire Junk directory (cleaned up all source files)
+   - Committed to Git: 4f6bc08
+   - Successfully deployed to production
+
+2. Previous: Video Gallery creation and deployment:
    - Optimized 5 MOV videos from Junk directory using ffmpeg (H.264, CRF 28, 128k audio)
    - Created community-01.mp4 through community-05.mp4 (total ~36 MB)
    - Moved archived board intro video as board-intro-archive.mp4 (128 MB)
@@ -15,7 +25,6 @@ Completed: Created video gallery with optimized community videos
    - Route added: /videos
    - Fixed TypeScript errors with FaPlay icon (used size/color props, Tailwind opacity)
    - Committed to Git: b28bafa
-   - Successfully deployed to production
 
 2. Previous: Gallery photo optimization and renaming:
    - Renamed gallery photos to 0001.jpg through 0010.jpg format
@@ -66,10 +75,10 @@ Completed: Created video gallery with optimized community videos
 
 ## Next Steps
 1. Monitor video gallery performance on production
-2. Consider adding video thumbnails/posters for better preview
-3. May need to optimize board-intro-archive.mp4 if loading is slow (currently 128 MB)
-4. Future: Could add video descriptions or categories if requested
-5. Cleaned up Junk directory - only video files and GIF remain
+2. Check if board-intro-archive.mp4 (128 MB) loads acceptably
+3. Future: Could add video descriptions or categories if requested
+4. Future: Could add video duration display on thumbnails
+5. Project is now clean - Junk directory deleted
 
 ## Solution Summary
 - Problem: Portainer repository deployments require stack.env file in Git repo
diff --git a/cline_docs/progress.md b/cline_docs/progress.md
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@@ -36,30 +36,35 @@
    - Always visible in red header area
 
 ## Recent Progress
-1. Video Gallery Implementation (Oct 14, 2025):
+1. Video Gallery Thumbnails (Oct 14, 2025):
+   - Extracted thumbnails from all 6 videos at 5-second mark using ffmpeg
+   - Created 6 thumbnail JPG files (80-183 KB each, total ~740 KB)
+   - Updated VideoGallery.tsx to use thumbnail images for instant preview
+   - Thumbnails display actual video content with play button overlay
+   - Significantly improved loading performance
+   - Deleted entire Junk directory (cleaned up all source files)
+   - Deployed successfully (commit 4f6bc08)
+
+2. Video Gallery Implementation (Oct 14, 2025):
    - Converted 5 MOV files to optimized MP4 (total ~36 MB)
    - Created VideoGallery.tsx with same player design as Meet-Board
    - Fixed TypeScript errors with FaPlay icon
    - Deployed successfully (commit b28bafa)
 
-2. Photo Gallery Updates (Oct 14, 2025):
+3. Photo Gallery Updates (Oct 14, 2025):
    - Renamed all gallery photos to numbered format (0001-0010)
    - Removed captions from photo gallery
    - Deployed successfully (commit a92839f)
 
-3. Cleaned up Junk directory:
-   - Deleted all converted HEIC and JPG files
-   - Only video files and GIF remain
-
 ## What's Left
 1. Immediate:
    - Monitor video gallery performance on production
    - Check if board-intro-archive.mp4 (128 MB) loads acceptably
 
 2. Future Considerations:
-   - Add video thumbnails/posters for better preview
-   - Consider optimizing board-intro-archive.mp4 if needed
    - Add video descriptions or categories if requested
+   - Add video duration display on thumbnails
+   - Consider optimizing board-intro-archive.mp4 if needed
    - Monitor for additional meeting minutes
    - Consider pagination if minutes list grows large
    - Use stack.env CACHEBUST method for future forced deployments